Open AccessNeural Stem Cells Improve Learning and Memory in Rats with Alzheimer’s Disease
Author(s) -
Shuliang Wu,
Akira Sasaki,
Reiko U. Yoshimoto,
Yumi Kawahara,
Tomotaka Manabe,
Katsuko Kataoka,
Makoto Asashima,
Louis Yuge
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
pathobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.941
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1423-0291
pISSN - 1015-2008
DOI - 10.1159/000124979
Subject(s) - neural stem cell , neuroscience , disease , alzheimer's disease , stem cell , biology , medicine , psychology , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology
We investigated whether neural stem cells (NSC) with transgenic expression of human nerve growth factor (hNGF) transplanted into the brain could offer a therapeutic option for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD).
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